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Christmas tree recycling drop-off opens today
By Medicine Hat News on December 27th, 2022
The City of Medicine Hat’s annual Christmas tree recycling program starts up again today and will run until Jan. 31. The program allows the public to drop off real Christmas trees at three locations across the city – the Northlands Co-op Recycling Depot, the Kipling Street Recycling Depot and the Medicine Hat Mall parking lot ... Read More »
1 responseA quiet Christmas always a good Christmas for city police
By Medicine Hat News on December 27th, 2022
Medicine Hat Police Service advised the News that everything was quiet over the Christmas weekend and there was nothing newsworthy to report. The front counter reception was closed over the past weekend. It will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday this week and be closed again over the New Years ... Read More »
1 responseYear in Review: Health system faces constant strain through 2022
By KENDALL KING on December 27th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com@kkingmhn As Albertans adapt to the ‘new normal’ promised by officials throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, so too are provincial health-care workers attempting to navigate a system long teetering on the brink of collapse. Pandemic Alberta health-care workers raised the flag on threats to the province’s health-care system long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But the ... Read More »
1 responseRedcliff RCMP’s ‘Stuff the Cruiser’ collects 4,724 pounds of food
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 24th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Check the shocks, because the Redcliff RCMP’s “Stuff the Cruiser” in support of food banks raised just more than two tonnes of food, the detachment reported Friday. The event, held during frigid conditions on Dec. 21, was supported by residents of the town, the town’s council and bylaw department. Food and cash equivalent donations ... Read More »
1 responseCity looking for volunteers for Adopt-a-Rink
By Medicine Hat News on December 24th, 2022
The city is inviting Hatters to join its Adopt-a-Rink program, in which community volunteers help construct and maintain one of 14 outdoor public skating rinks located across Medicine Hat. Volunteers are responsible for building ice, occasionally flooding the rink and shovelling when necessary, however the city does provide some assistance in snow removal. The city ... Read More »
1 responseWarmer winds bring white-out conditions
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 24th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews High winds that brought warmer weather to southeast Alberta on Friday also caused whiteout conditions at times and warnings for highway travellers. Much of the week was spent under an extreme cold warning, but chinook winds saw double-digit change in the temperature on Friday morning. After hovering near -30C for days, the predicted high ... Read More »
1 responseHoliday sweets make any festive fun that much better
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 24th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com There’s fruitcake and then there is black cake, or Caribbean rum-soaked fruit cake. It is a less family friendly version, although alcohol-free versions of the recipe are available. The fruit is macerated in port wine (apple or orange juice can also be used) and no large chunks remain in the cake itself, such that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tips on enjoying Holiday feast while saving a few bucks
By KENDALL KING on December 23rd, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Since the beginning of 2022, national rates of inflation have risen to numbers not seen in decades. And while rising rates effect all aspects of life, the cost of food is one of the most effected, experiencing a 10.3 per cent jump in price from last November. With food a central part of the ... Read More »
1 responseRecent takers of fixed-rate power pricing feel left out of 8-cent loophole
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 23rd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews If the city is offering discounted utility rates, they should be offered to all customers, said a Medicine Hat women who falls outside of ability to renew fixed-rate power at 2022 prices for the first six months of 2023. “I know what the rules are but it’s just not fair to a large group ... Read More »
1 responseMemorial service held for Curtis Noble
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 23rd, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The city’s firefighters, dignitaries and the family of Curtis Noble filled the Cypress Centre on Friday for the funeral service for the 41-year-old fire officer who died last week. Noble, 41, reportedly died of pneumonia on Dec. 16. He was a former head of the Medicine Hat Firefighters Association, Local 263 of the International ... Read More »
1 responseMilk River ER forced to close for Holidays
By Medicine Hat News on December 23rd, 2022
A shortage of attending physicians will result in the temporary closure of Milk River Health Centre’s emergency department through the Holidays, Alberta Health Services announced Thursday. The closure takes effect 5 p.m. this evening and will last until 8 a.m. Jan. 3; during which time, individuals in need of emergency medical care will be re-routed ... Read More »
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